Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 23 October 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:44. Yamaganda 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Gulika Kalam 12:05 to 13:30. Rahu Kalam 14:54 to 16:19.00061218Moonset 01:19Moonrise 13:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 23 October 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 19:38, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:54 to 16:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:16 to 10:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:05 to 13:30
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:43
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:54 to 16:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:19 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 19:38 · Dashami until 19:23 Wed
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:28, then Dhanishtha until 17:48 Wed
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:50, then Ganda until 16:27 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:58 · Kaulava until 19:38 · Taitila until 07:27 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise13:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 25 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:30 and 08:43.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.